Star Wars exploded onto our cinema screens in 1977, and the world has not been the same since. After watching depressing and cynical movies throughout the early 1970s, audiences enthusiastically embraced the positive energy of the Star Wars galaxy as they followed moisture farmer Luke Skywalker on his journey through a galaxy far, far away, meeting extraordinary characters like mysterious hermit Obi-Wan Kenobi, space pirates Han Solo and Chewbacca, loyal droids C-3PO and R2-D2, bold Princess Leia Organa and the horrific Darth Vader, servant of the dark, malevolent Emperor. Writer, director, and producer George Lucas ... |
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Robert Koch (1843 - 1910) war der Begründer der modernen Bakteriologie. Er hat in vielen Bereichen die Medizin revolutioniert. Wer ist eigentlich...? stellt den Medizin-Nobelpreisträger vor, reist in die Welt der Bakterien und Viren und schlägt zum Schluss einen Bogen zum aktuellen Thema Epidemien und Pandemien. Drei unterschiedliche Sachtexte vermitteln Einblicke in Biografie (Leben), Leistungen (Werk) und stellen diese in einen unmittelbaren Bezug zu aktuellen Gegenwartsthemen (Wirkung): Biografie: Robert Koch. Die Faszination der Bakterien. Epidemien und Pandemien - von der Grippe bis Corona. ... |
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Margarete Steiff (1847 - 1909) ist nicht nur die Mutter des auf der ganzen Welt bekannten Teddybären mit dem Knopf im Ohr, sondern auch Deutschlands erste Unternehmerin. Ihre kleine Nähwerkstatt entwickelte sich in kurzer Zeit zu einem bis heute weltbekannten Unternehmen. Wer ist eigentlich...? erzählt die beeindruckende Geschichte der Margarete Steiff, wie ihre Stofftiere das Leben der Kinder veränderten und womit und wie Kinder heute spielen. Drei unterschiedliche Sachtexte vermitteln Einblicke in Biografie (Leben), Leistungen (Werk) und stellen diese in einen unmittelbaren Bezug zu aktuellen ... |
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Bis heute ist das Auto aus unserem Alltag nicht wegzudenken. Seine Erfolgsgeschichte begann 1886 in Mannheim mit dem Patent-Motorwagen von Carl Benz (1844-1929). Wer ist eigentlich...? stellt den weltberühmten Erfinder vor, zeigt die spannende Entwicklungsgeschichte des Automobils und blickt in seine klimafreundliche Zukunft. Drei unterschiedliche Sachtexte vermitteln Einblicke in Biografie (Leben), Leistungen (Werk) und stellen diese in einen unmittelbaren Bezug zu aktuellen Gegenwartsthemen (Wirkung): Biografie: Carl Benz. Die Erfindung des Automobils. E-Mobilität - Die Alternative der Zukunft. ... |
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Angela Merkel (*1954) war die erste Bundeskanzlerin Deutschlands. Wer ist eigentlich...? blickt auf ihre politische Karriere und zeigt, wie sie die Krisen unserer Zeit gemeistert hat und befasst sich zum Schluss mit dem Thema Frauen in Deutschland. Denn noch immer ist es in Deutschland nicht selbstverständlich, dass Frauen einen Weg wie Angela Merkel gehen - egal ob in der Politik oder in der Wirtschaft. Drei unterschiedliche Sachtexte vermitteln Einblicke in Biografie (Leben), Leistungen (Werk) und stellen diese in einen unmittelbaren Bezug zu aktuellen Gegenwartsthemen (Wirkung): Biografie: Angela Merkel. Die ... |
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As an inseparable part of the Bulgarian people, the Bulgarian Jews have shared on an equal basis the entire history of their establishment as a nation. Integrated for centuries in Bulgarian society, the Bulgarian Jews have participated alongside all Bulgarians in the country's national history. They defended their homeland during the struggles for liberation from Ottoman rule and fought in all the wars in which Bulgaria was protecting it's statehood and nationhood. The contribution of the Jews to Bulgaria's economic, cultural and intellectual advancement following the Liberation is also considerable. It has ... |
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The 10th anniversary edition of the bestselling foundational business training manual for ambitious readers, featuring new concepts and mental models: updated, expanded, and revised. Many people assume they need to attend business school to learn how to build a successful business or advance in their career. That's not true. The vast majority of modern business practice requires little more than common sense, simple arithmetic, and knowledge of a few very important ideas and principles. "The Personal MBA 10th Anniversary Edition" provides a clear overview of the essentials of every major business topic: ... |
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This book is based on a PhD thesis entitled "Philosophy of Translation: Between the Literal and the Interpretation". The present text differs from the latter not merely in form - both due to the year - long maturation of the initial ideas, as well as to the different target audience. The research aims at elucidating the position and interrelation of interpretation and literalness, as well as the factors underlining their interaction in the process of translation. What ultimately ensues is a new perspective on questions regarding the essence and boundaries of translation. ... |
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The international №1 bestseller. From the author of "The Notebook". ... There are times when destiny and love collide. This story is one of them. Hope Anderson is at a crossroads. After six years with her boyfriend, she is no longer sure what she wants, and when her father becomes ill she heads to her family's cottage at Sunset Beach in North Carolina to make some difficult decisions. Tru Walls has been summoned across an ocean from where he was born and raised in Zimbabwe by a letter from a man claiming to be his father. In journeying to Sunset Beach, Tru hopes to unravel the mystery surrounding his ... |
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Средновековните гръцки и български документи на светогорския манастир "Зограф" (980 - 1600): критическо издание и коментар на текстовете (Университетска библиотека № 512). Настоящият труд представя текстовете на средновековните гръцки и български документи, съхранявани в Зографския манастир в Атон, подредени хронологично от 980 до 1600 г. Съпроводени са от критически анализ и коментари. Изданието представя 74 автентични и 10 подправени документа, 13 от всички тях са разкрити от автора и са непознати до този момент. Изданието съдържа и богат илюстративен материал. ... |
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#1 New York Times bestseller Milk and Honey is a collection of poetry and prose about survival. About the experience of violence, abuse, love, loss, and femininity. The book is divided into four chapters, and each chapter serves a different purpose. Deals with a different pain. Heals a different heartache. Milk and Honey takes readers through a journey of the most bitter moments in life and finds sweetness in them because there is sweetness everywhere if you are just willing to look. Важно! Изданието е на много години и наличните бройки не са в перфектния вид, в който обичайно са книгите, които предлагаме. ... |
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New York Times bestselling author of Six of Crows. A Grisha novel. ... When you can't beat the odds, change the game. Kaz Brekker and his crew have just pulled off the most daring heist imaginable. But instead of divvying up a fat reward,they're fighting for their lives. As old enemies and new rivals descend on the city, a war will be waged in the streets - a battle for revenge and redemption that will decide the future of magic. "Ocean's eleven set in a Game of Thrones-esque world... electric prose." The Independent on Six of Crows ... |
